Gambar-gambar di Muar 3 (Pictures in Muar 3)

Assalamualaikum. Di sini, saya ingin meletakkan beberapa buah lagi gambar-gambar di Muar untuk tatapan semua. Sebenarnya ini dilakukan supaya saudara pengarang akhbar tabloid Kencana boleh terus masuk ke blogspot ini untuk memilih mana-mana gambar yang sesuai untuk segmen terbaru "Laksamana pulang ke Perak" akhbar itu... Kira buat kerja cara on-line le ni. Apapun, silalah tatap bersama. Adapun kebanyakan gambar ini diambil di sekitar Bukit Treh, lebih kurang 5km daripada pusat bandar Muar... Ada le sebabnya tu...
Peace be upon you dear readers. Here, I want to place some more pictures of Muar for all to see. Actually this is done so that my dear friend the editor of the Malay tabloid Kencana can just enter this blogspot and choose whicever pictures he deems fit for the latest segment of "Laksamana pulang ke Perak" (Admiral returns to Perak) in the publication... Sort of doing work on-line eh? Anyway do have a look. Most of the pictures are taken in and around Bukit Treh, some 5km from Muar town centre... For a reason though...

Gambar bandar Muar diambil daripada sisi kawasan medan selera berdekatan stesyen bas di Bentayan.

Picture of Muar town taken from the food court area near the bus station at Bentayan.

Inilah dia Bukit Treh yang agak terkenal di kalangan orang bandar Muar, satu-satunya bukit yang wujud dalam sekitar 5km daripada pusat bandar Muar. Tak tinggi mana pun, mungkin tak sampai 100 kaki tingginya. Perhatikan, di sebalik lindungan pepohon rimbun di sekelilingnya adalah bentuk bukit seperti kapal tertangkup. Mungkin benar kata orang tempatan, cerita lagenda Si Tanggang (atau yang sewaktu dengannya) di mana kapal seorang anak derhaka serta segala yang berada di dalam disumpah menjadi batu pernah berlaku di sini?
This is Bukit Treh which is quite famous among the Muar town's folks, the one and only hill within 5km radius from the town centre. It is not that high, perhaps not even 100 feet tall. Watch closely, behind all the bushes and greenery is the shape of an overturned ship. Perhaps it's true what the locals say, the legend of Si Tanggang (or another character with similar storyline?) where a son who betrayed his parents was cursed to stone along with the contents of his ship did happen here?

Loji air di kaki Bukit Treh.

The water treatment facility at the foot of Bukit Treh.

Runtuhan tembok lama di kaki Bukit Treh.
Ruins of an old wall at the foot of Bukit Treh.



Runtuhan dilihat lebih dekat.
A closer view of the ruin.

Paip yang menghubungkan loji air lama zaman British di puncak Bukit Treh dengan kawasan sekitar.
The pipe connecting the old water treatment facility (from the time of the British colonialisation, pre Malaysian-independence of 1957) at the top of Bukit Treh to the nearby area.

Loji air Bukit Treh serta runtuhan tembok dilihat daripada lereng bukit.
The current Bukit Treh water treatment facility and the old wall ruins seen from the hillside.

Tangga untuk naik ke puncak Bukit Treh yang bermula selepas mendaki bukit itu separuh.
The steps up Bukit Treh which began halfway on top.

Bangunan loji air lama zaman British di puncak Bukit Treh.
The old British era water treatment centre on top of Bukit Treh.

Bangunan loji dilihat daripada sudut lain.
The water treatment building seen from a different angle.

Menara bangunan loji air lama.
The tower of the old water treatment facility.

Sebuah makam lama di kaki Bukit Treh. Tidak ramai, walau penduduk tempatan sekali pun yang sedar akan kewujudan kubur lama yang dikatakan milik seorang puteri raja dahulukala. Adapun puteri itu dikatakan isteri ketiga kepada watak Si Tanggang yang derhaka terhadap ibu-bapanya. Puteri ini seorang yang baik hati lalu menasihati Si Tanggang supaya menerima ibu-bapanya walau seburuk mana (baca balik cerita Si Tanggang)... Malangnya dia turut menerima bahana sumpahan akibat Si Tanggang tidak mahu mengaku dua orang berpakaian buruk yang datang merapati kapal mewahnya adalah ibu-bapanya yang sebenar.
An old tomb at the foot of Bukit Treh. Not many people, not even the locals knew of the existence of the old tomb which is said to belong to a princess of olden days. The tale goes, the princess is the third wife of the character called Si Tanggang who betrayed his parents. The kind-hearted princess advised her husband to accept his parents regardless of how ugly or unkempt they looked or their poor origins (read the story. Si Tanggang was born in a jungle to poor parents. He left them to see the world and became rich and famous. That's why he is ashamed to acknowledge his roots). Too bad, the princess also had to suffer the curse inflictied on Si Tanggang for his refusal to acknowledge the two poor-looking folk who came to his ship as his real parents.

Masjid Kampung Bukit Treh. Di belakangnya, di sebalik rimbunan pepohon di belakang menara masjid ini terletak makam lama yang dikatakan milik seorang puteri raja.

The mosque of Kampung Bukit Treh. In the background, near the bushes seen behind the mosque tower lies the old tomb said to belong to a royal princess.

Masjid Kampung Bukit Treh dilihat daripada sudut lain.
The mosque of Bukit Treh seen from a different angle.

Masjid Kampung Temiang yang terletak lebih kurang 1km daripada Masjid Kampung Bukit Treh. Adapun kedua-dua kampung ini terletak sebelah menyebelah tetapi Bukit Treh pula terletak di dalam lingkungan Kampung Temiang.

Kampung Temiang adalah kampung ibu saya. Adapun ia juga pernah dikenali sebagai Kampung Tok Raja sempena nama seorang bangsawan yang membuka kampung itu seabad dua dahulukala. Nama jalan utama di kampung ini masih dikenali dengan nama Jalan Tok Raja atau Jalan Tok Raja Temiang.

The mosque of Kampung Temiang which is situated some 1km from the mosque of Kampung Bukit Treh. The two villages lie side by side but Bukit Treh itself is situated within the perimeters of Kampung Temiang.

Kampung Temiang is my mother's village. It was also known as Kampung Tok Raja (Tok - a respectable call for an elder, Raja - a royalty) to commemorate a noble who opened up the vilage a century or two ago. The name of the village's main road is still known as Jalan (the road of) Tok Raja or Jalan Tok Raja Temiang.

Sungai Muar dilihat daripada satu sudut berhampiran Bukit Treh.

Muar river seen from somewhere near Bukit Treh.

Di bawah ini pula adalah gambar-gambar peta lama kota-kota Portugis, satu di Muar, satu di Melaka sekadar untuk hiasan, tatapan dan renungan pembaca. Adapun gambar atau lukisan kota di Melaka yang juga dikenali sebagai A Famosa itu dibuat tahun 1630 sedangkan yang di Muar itu dikatakan dibuat tahun 1604, wallahualam...
Below are the picture of the old Portuguese forts, one in Muar, another in Melaka for exhibit and point to ponder. The illustration of the one in Melaka, known also as the A Famosa was made in 1630 while the one in Muar is said to be made in 1604, God knows best...

Gambar-gambar di Muar 2 (Pictures in Muar 2)

Assalamualaikum para pembaca sekalian. Di sini saya tergerak untuk memaparkan lagi beberapa gambar yang diambil di sekitar Muar. Silalah tatap!
Peace be upon you dear readers. Here I'm moved again to show some pictures taken in and around Muar. Do have a look!

Bangunan pintu gerbang di Tanjung Emas
The monumental gate at Tanjung Emas

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Gerbang yang sama daripada sudut berlainan
The gates from a different angle

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Bandar Muar dilihat daripada Tanjung Emas
The town of Muar seen from Tanjung Emas

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Kuala Sungai Muar dilihat daripada tepian stesyen bas bandar
The mouth of Muar river seen from the sides of the town's main bus station

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Muar Traders Hotel, dahulunya Bangunan UMNO Pagoh. Bangunan setinggi 12 tingkat ini adalah bangunan "pencakar langit" pertama di Muar
Muar Traders Hotel, used to be the UMNO Pagoh building. The 12-storey building is the first "sky-scraper" in Muar

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Jambatan lama Muar dilihat daripada tepi stesyen bas bandar
The old Muar bridge seen from the sides of the main bus station

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Masjid Jamek Muar
Muar's main mosque

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Menara Masjid Jamek Muar
The tower at the main mosque

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Pemandangan di dalam Masjid Jamek Muar
The scene inside the main mosque

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Masjid Jamek kedua Muar yang terletak di Tanjung Agas menyeberangi Sungai Muar, dilihat daripada tepi Masjid Jamek yang asal
Muar's second main mosque (an almost exact replica) situated at Tanjung Agas, the opposite side of Muar river, seen from nearby the original main mosque

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Masjid Jamek kedua dilihat daripada tepian stesyen bas bandar
The second main mosque seen from sides of the main bus station

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Masjid Jamek kedua dilihat daripada Tanjung Emas
The second mosque seen from Tanjung Emas

Gambar-gambar di Muar (pictures in Muar)

Assalamualaikum pembaca sekalian. Saya kini dalam perantauan di utara tanah air. Selama seminggu, saya telah menginap di Hotel Pearl View di Seberang Prai. Seorang sepupu yang bekerja sebagai jurutera di Petronas Kuala Lumpur perlu melaksanakan kerja di Prai lalu mengajak saya menemaninya di sana. Semalam dia telah kembali ke KL sementara saya pula pergi ke bandaraya Pulau Pinang lalu bermalam di masjid lama Lebuh Aceh.
Greetings dear readers. I'm currently travelling up north. For a week I lodged at the Pearl View Hotel in Seberang Prai. A cousin who is an engineer with Petronas Kuala Lumpur had a job in Prai and so he asked me to keep him company there. Yesterday, he returned to KL while I went to Pulau Pinang city and slept at the old mosque at Lebuh Aceh.
Sekarang saya berada di Batu Feringgi untuk mengambil angin laut dan menyiapkan sedikit penulisan. Dalam pada itulah saya tersedar, penulisan untuk segmen "Laksamana pulang ke Perak" dalam edisi terbaru akan datang tabloid Kencana sudah tertunda agak lama. Kebetulan editor Kencana telah menalifon bertanyakan khabar. Maka saya pun tergerak untuk menyiapkan segmen ini.
Now I'm at Batu Feringgi to take some ocean air dan complete some writing. That's when I realised, the writing for the segment "Laksamana pulang ke Perak" for the coming latest edition of the Malay tabloid Kencana has been delayed for so long. Coincidently, Kencana's editor called to ask for news. So I was moved to complete the segment.
Alhamdulillah, setelah berhempas-pulas dengan sedikit demam dan writer's block, saya dapat menyiapkan penulisan yang perlu sebelum jam 11 malam. Gambar-gambar yang diperlukan juga telah disediakan, cuma perlu dihantar dengan cara paling afdhal... Maka dalam keadaan ini, media Internet lah yang paling sesuai dan dengan sebab itulah saya memilih untuk menyertakan gambar yang perlu sebagai isi terbaru dalam blogspot ini. Saksikan sedikit gambar yang diambil di Muar awal 2007... Sila...
Thank God, after struggling with some cold and writer's block, I managed to complete the writing before 11 at night. The pictures needed are also in place, just needed to be sent in the best way possible... And so, under the circumstances, the Internet is the best way and that is why I chose to put the pictures as the latest update in this blogspot. Witness the few pictures taken in Muar early 2007... Go on...

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Di bawah adalah gambar-gambar yang diambil berdekatan persimpangan ke Kampung Raja/ Pagoh. Ketika itu saya sedang dalam perjalanan untuk menziarahi makam Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. Kebetulan Pagoh termasuk kawasan yang teruk dilanda banjir luarbiasa di Johor hujung tahun 2006. Gambar-gambar ini diambil dalam keadaan banjir baru 2 hari surut.
Below are pictures taken near the Kampung Raja/ Pagoh junction. At the time, I was on the way to visit the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah (an ancient Melaka king). Coincidently, Pagoh is among the area badly hit by the extraordinary flood in Johore at the end of 2006. The pictures were taken in a condition when the flood had receded only 2 days ago.

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Gambar menunjukkan arah persimpangan ke Muar dan Kampung Raja, juga makam Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah.
Picture showing directions for junctions to Muar and Kampung Raja, also the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah.

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Tugu mengandungi maklumat tentang makam Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. Di belakang adalah masjid lama bersebelahan makam.
A memorial containing information on the tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. Behind is the old mosque beside the tomb.

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Sedikit maklumat tentang makam.
A bit of information on the tomb.

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Makam Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. Di kiri adalah makam Puteri Berdarah Putih.
The tomb of Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. On the left is the tomb of Puteri Berdarah Putih (the white-blooded princess)

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Dewan di hadapan masjid yang menjadi salah sebuah tempat perlindungan mangsa banjir.
The hall in front of the mosque which serves as one of the flood relief centre

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Sungai Bentayan berlatar-belakangkan Medan Selera Bentayan.
The river Bentayan with the Bentayan Food Court in the background

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Surau bersebelahan kubu Bentayan.
The small praying hall next to the fort of Bentayan

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Tugu peringatan menandakan kubu Bentayan, tempat pertahanan terakhir kerajaan keSultanan Melayu Melaka sebelum kalah kepada Portugis tahun 1511.
The memorial marking the fort of Bentayan, the last line of defence for the Malay Melaka Sultanate before losing the war to Portuguese in 1511.

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Medan Selera Bentayan yang terletak di atas Sungai Bentayan. Kelihatan seorang lelaki sedang berdiri betul-betul di atas kuala sungai Bentayan!
Bentayan Food Court situated on top of Bentayan river. The man in the picture is actually standing right on top of the mouth of the Bentayan river!

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Inilah rupa kuala sungai Bentayan...
This is how the Bentayan river-mouth looks like...

Gambar bersejarah Kuala Terengganu (Historical pictures of Kuala Terengganu)

Untuk melengkapkan siri gambar yang diambil semasa berada di Kuala Terengganu, biar disajikan sedikit lagi untuk tatapan semua... Semoga ia memberi faedah dan sedikit pengetahuan untuk semua, Insyaallah!
To complete the series of pictures taken while at Kuala Terengganu, let some more be shown for everybody's viewing... Hopefully it will bring benefit and a bit of knowledge to everyone, God willing!
Oh... Saya sudah kembali ke Kuala Lumpur petang tadi setelah bermalam di Kampung Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang. Tetapi saya cuma dapat berehat sebentar sahaja kerana esok perlu berkelana lagi untuk kembali ke kampung ibu di Muar, Johor. Selepas itu mungkin saya akan ke Kedah untuk melihat pemandangan di utara tanah-air pula...
Oh... I am back in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon after spending the night at Kampung Janda Baik, Bentong Pahang. But I would only get a brief rest as tomorrow I have to travel again to return to my mother's hometown in Muar, Johor. After that, I might go to Kedah to see the view up north....
Untuk makluman pembaca sekalian, memang penat sentiasa berkelana begini. Tetapi buat masa ini, saya seolah-olah terpaksa kerana menurut gerak hati, selagi belum selesai beberapa perkara yang perlu dilunaskan terlebih dahulu. Perjalanan lepas sahaja sudah memakan hampir 2 minggu di Terengganu, Kelantan dan Pahang, tak tahu pula bagaimana perjalanan akan datang nanti. Penat memang penat... Bayangkan berjalan kaki berbatu-batu membawa beg sandang besar campur naik bas dan menumpang kereta serta lori orang dalam lingkungan perjalanan lebih 1,000 kemudian bermalam di masjid-masjid lama. Apa boleh buat? Itulah kehidupan seorang pengembara dalam mencari makna hidup...
For information of all readers, of course it's so tiring always travelling like this. But for the moment, it's like I have to follow my instincts, as long as certain matters are not settled first. The last trip alone took almost 2 weeks in Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang, don't know how the next one will turn out. So tired of course... Imagine walking for miles with a big rucksack plus taking buses and hitchiking cars and lorries over a distance of 1,000km or so and then spending the nights at old mosques. But what can I do? That is the life of a traveller seeking the meaning of life...

Menara masjid Tokku Paloh. Masjid ini dibina semasa wali Allah itu masih hidup penghujung abad ke 19.
The tower of Tokku Paloh's mosque. The mosque was built while the saint of Allah is still alive late 19th century.
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Satu seksyen Muzium Negeri Terengganu dilihat daripada menara masjid Tokku Paloh.
A section of the Terengganu State Mosque as seen from the tower of Tokku Paloh's mosque.
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Makam Sultan Zainal Abidin I di Bukit Keledang. Baginda adalah Sultan pertama Terengganu daripada dinasti sekarang, memerintah penghujung abad ke 17 hingga awal abad ke 18. Dinasti ini berasal daripada keluarga Tun Habib Abdul Majid, Bendahara Johor semasa zaman pemerintahan Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Di-Julang.
The tomb of Sultan Zainal Abidin I at Bukit Keledang. His highness is the first Terengganu king from the current dynasty, ruled late 17th century till early 18th century, The dynasty came from the family of Tun Habib Abdul Majid, the Bendahara (something like a prime minister) of Johore during the rule of Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Di-Julang (he who died while being carried on a pedestal)
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Sebuah makam lama bersebelahan makam Sultan Zainal Abidin I, dipercayai milik Megat Panji Alam, anak raja Terengganu dahulukala yang mati dibunuh Hang Tuah dan rakan-rakannya sekitar abad ke 15 dahulu.
An old tomb beside the tomb of Sultan Zainal Abidin I, believed to be that of Megat Panji Alam, a Terengganu prince of old killed by the well-known Malay warrior Hang Tuah and his friends sometime in the 15th century.
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Masjid Abidin di tengah bandar Kuala Terengganu, juga dikenali sebagai "masjid putih"... Dibina semasa zaman pemerintahan Sultan Zainal Abidin III penghujung abad ke 18.
The Abidin Mosque in midtown Kuala Terengganu, also known as the "white mosque"... Built during the reign of Sultan Zainal Abidin III late 18th century.
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Gambar berkaitan Tokku Paloh (Pictures to do with Tokku Paloh)

Masyarakat Malaysia yang celik sejarah perkembangan Islam di Kepulauan Melayu serta cerita para wali yang terlibat mesti pernah mendengar nama Tokku Paloh. Beliau atau nama sebenarnya Sayyid Abdul Rahman Al-Idrus adalah ulamak terkenal yang menjadi guru kepada Sultan Zainal Abidin III, pemerintah Terengganu penghujung abad ke 19. Tokku Paloh juga dikenali sebagai wali Allah penuh karamah yang sangat ditakuti penjajah.
Malaysian community who is aware of the history of the propagation of Islam in the Malay Archipelago and the stories of the saints involved surely must have heard the name Tokku Paloh. The man whose real name is Sayyid Abdul Rahman Al-Idrus is a famous religious scholar and teacher to Sultan Zainal Abdin III, the ruler of Terengganu late 19th century. Tokku Paloh is also known as a saint of Allah full of miracles and was much feared by the colonialist.
Ada diceritakan bahawa apabila Inggeris cuba berunding meminta tanah kepada Sultan Zainal Abidin, baginda menyuruh mereka berjumpa Tokku Paloh kerana katanya Terengganu ini ada tuannya... Maksudnya Tokku Paloh lah yang lebih berhak membuat keputusan. Pegawai Inggeris telah pergi ke rumah wali Allah itu untuk berunding. Tokku Paloh bertegas tidak mahu memberi walau seinci pun tanah. Inggeris yang berang bangun untuk menunjukkan kemarahan tetapi kerusi pula melekat dipunggung mereka. Lalu Tokku Paloh memerli mereka: "Sudahlah tanah kita mahu diambil, kerusi kita pun mahu dibawa lari..."
It is told that when the English tried to negotiate asking for land from Sultan Zainal Abidin, he asked them to see Tokku Paloh because he said Terengganu has its owner... Meaning Tokku Paloh has more right to decide the matter. The English officers went to the saint of Allah's house to negotiate. Tokku Paloh insist he won't give even an inch of land. The English went mad and rose up to show their displeasure but the chairs were stuck to their bottoms. So Tokku Paloh commented: "Not only do they want to take our land, they also want to take away our chairs..."
Dalam peristiwa lain pula, Inggeris mengajak Tokku Paloh berunding di atas kapal perang. Tujuan mereka adalah untuk mengugut secara halus dengan mempamirkan kekuatan angkatan laut mereka dengan meriam berkuasa tinggi yang mampu membedil pantai Terengganu, satu taktik yang dikenali sebagai "gunboat diplomacy". Tokku Paloh cuma menyengetkan serbannya lalu seluruh armada kapal laut Inggeris turut senget sama! Pada masa yang lain pula, mereka cuba menghampiri perairan Terengganu tetapi melihat ia dijaga pahlawan-pahlawan Melayu siap bersenjata sejauh mata memandang. Ini menyebabkan mereka takut menjajah Terengganu selagi Tokku Paloh masih hidup.
Di sini, saya sajikan sedikit gambar berkaitan Tokku Paloh, diambil ketika perkelanaan di Pantai Timur baru-baru ini. Silakan...
In another scene, the English invited Tokku Paloh to negotiate on a warship. Their intention was to scare him discreetly by showing off their naval might with high-powered cannons capable of bombarding Terengganu shores, a tactic known as "gunboat diplomacy". Tokku Paloh only had to shift his headgear to one side and the whole English armada shifted on their sides too! At other times, they tried to approach the coast of Terengganu only to see it guarded by Malay warriors as far as the eyes can see, This made them scared to colonialise Terengganu as long as Tokku Paloh is still alive.
Here, I want to show some pictures related to Tokku Paloh, taken while travelling the East Coast recently. Go on...

Bangunan makam lama di Jalan Makam Lama, Cabang Tiga, Kuala Terengganu.
The old tomb at Jalan Makam Lama, Cabang Tiga, Kuala Terengganu.
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Makam lama milik Sayyid Mustafa Al-Idrus, dikatakan meninggal dunia tahun 1794. Beliau adalah antara ahli keluarga kabilah Al-Idrus yang terawal sampai ke Terengganu. Untuk makluman, Sayyid Mustafa adalah moyang Tokku Paloh.
The old tomb of Sayyid Mustafa Al-Idrus said to have passed away the year 1794. He was among the earliest member of the Al-Idrus family to have arrived in Terengganu. For information, Sayyid Mustafa is Tokku Paloh's great grandfather.
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Masjid Tokku Paloh berdekatan Muzium Negeri Terengganu.
The mosque of Tokku Paloh near Terengganu State Museum.
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Kawasan tanah perkuburan yang mengandungi makam Tokku Paloh di Kampung Paloh
The cemetery area containing the tomb of Tokku Paloh at Kampung Paloh.
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Makam Tokku Paloh ditanda batu sungai.
The tomb of Tokku Paloh marked with river stones.
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